"The US state department announced on Thursday that the ban would apply to Germany's Antifa Ost, an anti-fascist group whose members have been prosecuted by German authorities for attacks on far-right figures; Italy's International Revolutionary Front, which sent explosive packages to the then president of the European Commission in 2003; and two organisations accused of planting bombs in Greece: Armed Proletarian Justice and Revolutionary Class Self Defense."
"The designation could result in the freezing of any assets belonging to the groups held in the US and a ban on their members entering the country. Mark Bray, a Rutgers University professor who teaches a course on the history of antifascism, said that of the four proscribed organisations, only Antifa Ost was an explicitly anti-fascist group. The others are revolutionary groups, he said. This shows how the Trump administration is trying to lump all revolutionary and radical groups together under the label antifa'."
The US State Department designated four European groups as terrorist organisations: Germany's Antifa Ost; Italy's International Revolutionary Front, linked to explosive packages sent in 2003; and two Greek groups accused of planting bombs, Armed Proletarian Justice and Revolutionary Class Self Defense. The AfD welcomed the move and urged German authorities to take similar action, with an AfD spokesperson accusing the state of tolerating far-left violence. The designation could freeze assets in the US and bar members from entering the country. Historians warned the decision risks setting a precedent that could broaden crackdowns on left-wing activism and conflates distinct revolutionary groups with anti-fascists.
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